Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that he is confident of defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election if he secures the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ticket.
He recently revealed that he has never been a part of election rigging, and Nigerians have been reacting.
Speaking during an X Spaces conversation, Amaechi shared that he has repeatedly turned down offers to serve on the All Progressives Congress (APC) election planning committees.
According to him, he knows Tinubu’s strengths and weaknesses like the back of his hand, so if given the opportunity to run for presidency in 2027, he’ll not find it hard to defeat him.
Amaechi then challenged any Nigerian politician with evidence of him engaging in rigging to step forward.
“I tell you, I’ve not had an election against Tinubu. I know Tinubu very well. I know his strengths. I know his weaknesses. And I know that if allowed to fly the flag of ADC, I will defeat Tinubu for sure.
I challenge any politician, living or dead, to come forward and say I was part of rigging.
In fact, all the appointments given to me by APC to join election planning committees, I have refused to participate.
There was no one I participated in. Why? Because I know what they discuss. I listen to them. I hear them. If I get the ticket, I will reveal those things,” he said.
He further accused certain state governors of electoral malpractice, stressing that some of them divert public funds through government agencies.
Rotimi Amaechi concluded by vowing never to be part of any form of election manipulation.
“They will bring governors. They will go to government agencies and get money, but the rest, I don’t want to say it until I win primaries.
I will never participate in any rigging whatsoever, and I will not do it. What I promise to do now, going forward, is to stop rigging.
I challenge any Nigerian to produce evidence that I participated in any election rigging, and I will apologise for that.
I would agree to an extent that Peter Obi won in Rivers state, but unfortunately, the result that came out was different. How it happened, I have no idea,” he added.
